Lady Whistledown
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Wananchi katika Mji Mkuu wa Freetown, na Miji mingine nchini humo wamelazimika kukaa gizani kwa Siku 7, baada ya Watoa huduma za Umeme kusitisha Huduma kutokana kutolipwa kwa muda mrefu
Kampuni ya Kituruki ya Karpowership, inayotoa sehemu kubwa ya umeme wa Freetown, imesimamisha huduma zake kutokana na deni la karibu Dola Milioni 48 (Takriban Tsh. Bilioni 123.7) licha ya mara kwa mara Wizara ya Fedha kuahidi kulipa
CLSG, muuzaji wa umeme kutoka #
Ivory Coast, pia amepunguza sana huduma katika Miji ya Kusini-Mashariki ya Bo, Kenema na Koidu kutokana na malimbikizo ya deni. Haijulikani ni kiasi gani Eerikali inadaiwa.
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Anger as Sierra Leone cities remain in the dark for weeks
Electricity is now being rationed in the capital, disrupting operations in major hospitalsImage caption: Electricity is now being rationed in the capital, disrupting operations in major hospitals
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and other cities have been plunged into darkness for weeks, due to the non-payment of electricity bills to the power providers.
It has severely disrupted daily life, with operations disrupted in major hospitals.
Karpowership, the Turkish ship which supplies most of Freetown's power, has virtually switched off the lights over an unpaid bill of about $48m (£38m), despite repeated assurances by the finance minister to settle the debt.
In a statement, Karpowership said it had reduced electricity supply to six megawatts - from 60 megawatts - to only power essential services.
CLSG, an Ivorian power supplier, has also significantly reduced its supply to the south-eastern cities of Bo, Kenema and Koidu over unpaid arrears. it reduced its supply from 32 megawatts to 10. It is not clear how much the state owes it.
The third major source of electricity to the country is the state-owned hydroelectric dam in the northern town of Bumbuna. It supplies the northern city of Makeni and nearby towns. But it currently supplies only six megawatts due to the peak of the dry season, which has left water levels at their lowest.
A source at the state-owned electricity distribution company (EDSA) said less than two megawatts currently reaches Freetown from the hydro dam.
Finance Minister, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura is out of the country and could not be reached for a comment.
Most Sierra Leoneans have taken to social media to express their anger over the incessant power cuts.
“I have gone for six days without a flash of light in my house,” said Joseph Kargbo, who lives in a suburb in the east of Freetown.
Karpowership is one of the world's biggest floating power plant operators, with several African states relying on it for electricity.
But it has taken a tough line over non-payment. Last October, it cut power to Guinea-Bissau's capital over unpaid bills, plunging the city into darkness.
Source: BBC
Kampuni ya Kituruki ya Karpowership, inayotoa sehemu kubwa ya umeme wa Freetown, imesimamisha huduma zake kutokana na deni la karibu Dola Milioni 48 (Takriban Tsh. Bilioni 123.7) licha ya mara kwa mara Wizara ya Fedha kuahidi kulipa
CLSG, muuzaji wa umeme kutoka #
Ivory Coast, pia amepunguza sana huduma katika Miji ya Kusini-Mashariki ya Bo, Kenema na Koidu kutokana na malimbikizo ya deni. Haijulikani ni kiasi gani Eerikali inadaiwa.
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Anger as Sierra Leone cities remain in the dark for weeks
Electricity is now being rationed in the capital, disrupting operations in major hospitalsImage caption: Electricity is now being rationed in the capital, disrupting operations in major hospitals
Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and other cities have been plunged into darkness for weeks, due to the non-payment of electricity bills to the power providers.
It has severely disrupted daily life, with operations disrupted in major hospitals.
Karpowership, the Turkish ship which supplies most of Freetown's power, has virtually switched off the lights over an unpaid bill of about $48m (£38m), despite repeated assurances by the finance minister to settle the debt.
In a statement, Karpowership said it had reduced electricity supply to six megawatts - from 60 megawatts - to only power essential services.
CLSG, an Ivorian power supplier, has also significantly reduced its supply to the south-eastern cities of Bo, Kenema and Koidu over unpaid arrears. it reduced its supply from 32 megawatts to 10. It is not clear how much the state owes it.
The third major source of electricity to the country is the state-owned hydroelectric dam in the northern town of Bumbuna. It supplies the northern city of Makeni and nearby towns. But it currently supplies only six megawatts due to the peak of the dry season, which has left water levels at their lowest.
A source at the state-owned electricity distribution company (EDSA) said less than two megawatts currently reaches Freetown from the hydro dam.
Finance Minister, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura is out of the country and could not be reached for a comment.
Most Sierra Leoneans have taken to social media to express their anger over the incessant power cuts.
“I have gone for six days without a flash of light in my house,” said Joseph Kargbo, who lives in a suburb in the east of Freetown.
Karpowership is one of the world's biggest floating power plant operators, with several African states relying on it for electricity.
But it has taken a tough line over non-payment. Last October, it cut power to Guinea-Bissau's capital over unpaid bills, plunging the city into darkness.
Source: BBC
